Developments in Mental Health Law

Volume 31, Issue 6, October 2012

The Issue explores the topic of Advance Directives with three pieces: (1) Promoting Use of Advance Directives by People with Serious Mental Illness under Virginia’s Health Care Decisions Act: Implementation Study Update; (2) Survey of Stakeholder Knowledge, Experience and Opinions about Mental Health Advance Directives in Virginia Published; and (3) Advance Directives: A Tool for Reducing Coercion